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Physics at Oregon State University

Mission

The department has strong research programs in optics and condensed matter physics and an emerging emphasis on biophysics. Experimental, theoretical, and computational research seeks to understand the physics and applications of new materials and to answer fundamental questions about the dynamical behavior of biological and nanoscale systems. As home of the Paradigms in Physics upper-division curriculum project and an expanding program of reform in the lower-division service courses, our department has a strong culture of shared responsibility for curriculum development supported by physics education research. We particularly value collaborative interdisciplinary projects that span departments within the College of Science and with other colleges, especially Engineering and Education.

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Announcements

Physics Professor Janet Tate has been named the first Dr. Russ and Delores Gorman Faculty Scholar. The three-year rotating award recognizes faculty who bring distinction to the College of Science, connect with industry and have a strong record of innovative research with practical impact.

This award will support Tate’s novel research on transparent semi-conductors with the potential for real-world application. Currently, she is working to develop a new kind of semiconductor with electrical and optical properties to help solve some of the world’s pressing problems such as efficient conversion of solar energy and light emission.

The Dr. Russ and Delores Gorman Faculty Scholar Fund honors the legacy of Dr. Russell Gorman, who was chair of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation departments at the University of Nebraska, Mankato State University (Minnesota) and Illinois State University. Dr. Gorman resided in Corvallis with his wife of more than 65 years, Delores, until his death in January 2015.

Daniel Lin wins the Undergraduate Research Presentation Award at the American Physical Society Meeting for work with Prof. Bo Sun

Physics Major Daniel Lin has received the Undergraduate Research Presentation Award at the March American Physical Society meeting for his poster "A Novel Approach to Line Detection using Image Integration Method”. Lin is a Senior with a dual major in Physics and Computer Science.

Daniel's research project is part of Prof. Bo Sun's group’s effort to understand the structure and properties of biopolymer networks. They have developed an image line detection algorithm based on a similarly score with respect to a precalculated image library. Unlike other methods, which typically rely on image gradients, their algorithm uses integration, and therefore is robust even for noisy images. His work has already attracted substantial interest.

Congratulations to Brian Johnson, who was selected to receive the Graduate Student Travel Award, to be used to fund travel to the 2014 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting and Exhibit in Boston, MA.